The Diplo Runcast

The Runcast with John Richards

KEXP

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

DJ, producer, AND runner Diplo joins The Runcast to share his thoughts on how DJing compares to running a marathon, how running affects his mental health, and maybe why you should consider running if you are on the fence.

Diplo & Sleepy Tom - “Be Right There”
Diplo, French Montana & Lil Pump - “Welcome to the Party”
Major Lazer - “Watch out for This”
Fred Again, Skrillex & Four Tet - “Baby Again”
M83 “Amnesia (Rachika Nayar Remix)
Ohr - “Afterglow”
Gift - “Going in Circles”
Been Stellar - “Start Again”
Melenas - “Bang" (Peanut Butter Wolf Remix)
Rubblebucket - “Stella the Begonia”
Cold Cave - “Hourglass”
Heartworms - “Jacked”
Bear Garden - “Sunshine, Sunshine, Sunshine”

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another edition of the K-E-X-P Runcast. I'm John Richard, your host of this and the host of
0:06.6	the morning show on K-E-X-P, and I've been an active runner since I was a kid. It's helped both my
0:11.7	mental and my physical health for years now. I'm pretty sure running saved my life, and I'm
0:17.3	very honored to be with you here again on the K-E-X-P run cast.
0:22.0	Have a very special guest to start the runcast today.
0:26.0	His name, Diplo, an American DJ, producer, co-creator, and lead member of Dance Hall Music
0:31.4	Project, Major Laser, among many other things, which includes running.
0:36.6	He also has a run club, Diplo's Run Club, which has a few
0:40.8	events happening in the two places that we broadcast San Francisco in Seattle. We thought a good
0:44.9	excuse to talk to him and have him pick some songs to get the run cast going. And of course,
0:50.8	I'm going to ask you right away, Diplo, because I have a saying, the first mile is a liar. If you can just get by that one, the rest will be the truth. My first question to you, of course, what is the first mile to you? Unforgiving. I always feel like I'm not up for it. I'm like, oh, my God, my body's failing me. I don't feel good. I'm running slow.
1:28.3	One mile in, though, I feel like I'm back on the pace. Like, all my body starts to work in motion. My mechanics are good. So it is weird. That first mile is so hard for me. But then the next 15 can be so simple, but that first one just, it's like, just feels like a shock to my body. Don't walk away Don't walk away
1:30.3	I love on her, no, no.
1:33.3	Don't walk away, boy, I'll be right there for you.
1:40.3	Don't walk away.
1:42.3	Don't walk away. Mm, don't walk away. I love on her. That was one of your tracks.
1:56.7	That was one of your tracks called Be Right There.
1:58.5	Definitely motivating to have some Diplo in the mix for the run cast today.
2:02.3	So Diplo, we are both DJs and we're both runners. Can you compare the two?
2:06.8	Sometimes, you know, DJing is a marathon. You know, sometimes I'm DJing for three to four hours and you have to be there locked in and know what you're doing and you get bored and you're it's an exercise for your mind
2:17.5	to constantly be there and be a present for your audience but also um running the same thing
2:25.3	i can't believe i got into running because i'm such a crazy uh case of ADHD that running sounds so
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